Hello All:
First, before I start my nattering, I would like to thank Vanya for the
response on MPD's.... As soon as I read your response it hit me like a ton
of bricks as to how silly I was being thinking only of one type of drive on
a ship. Reality is never usually that neat and tidy... Thanks for the
reply!
And belated as it is, Congrats to all the creators of sophonts out there.
'Tis a wonderful experience to have little ones I am told, but watch out
when they find a hand and realize that they can launch projectiles with that
hand! Gerbers all over the wall, T.V., Cat/Dog/Ferret, PC, etc... Have Fun!
And nowwwww..... The question you have all been waiting for...
I am doing up a program to randomly generate animal encounter tables
(Because I hate rolling dice) and have a lack of understanding about a section
in the ANIMAL WEIGHT EFFECTS table, following below....
Wound
Die Wt Hits Wound Modifier
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1 1 1 0 -1D-3
2 3 1 1 -1D-3
3 6 1D 1 -1
4 12 1D 2 -
5 25 1D 3 -
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18 36000 5D 3D+3 x2D+0
19 40000 5D 3D+6 x2D+2
20 44000 6D 3D+6 x3D+0
Hokay. Now, I understand that wound is a modifier for the hits for the
animal's weapon type (described in yet another table) but I have no Idea
what "Wound" means. Wound. That's a pretty generic label and I can't find a
reference to it in the manual. If you have ANY idea what the h*ll this means,
please write me and let me know...
On another note, Does the David Boddie of the Vargr and Zhodani word
generator fame reside on this list? If so, could you E-Mail me your new
address? I have a question regarding a modification to your code that
creates a derivative program.
And wait! Yet One more question! I have been fiddling with the program
"striker" that is available through Sunbane. In the Laser Weapons sections,
How do I figure out the penetration and attenuation of the lasers created?
Any Ideas?
Anyway, I'll post the table generator when it's completed. Should be done
in about a week.
Anthony
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Anthony Neal |"Lets bring up the cargo manifest. 2300 laser
[email removed] | pistols, 1600 laser rifles, 1 ATV, 67 suits of
Memorial University Of | combat armor and... What the hell are
Newfoundland | 'tribbles'?"
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